Cheers To The Memories Of 2024

As the sun sets in 2024, it’s time to uncork the bubbly and toast a year of unforgettable moments and many memories to come!

The team at Haskill Creek had a whirlwind of a year packed with community spirit, a few gnome-related surprises and a healthy dose of figuring things out on the fly. 

Here’s a look back at our biggest moments from 2024 — the wins, the laughs, and the heartfelt moments that made us pause, reflect, and celebrate!

Looking forward to what 2025 will bring!

8. Bringing Community to our Downtown store

When we imagined activating our downtown store, we envisioned vibrant events, laughter filling the air, and meaningful connections taking shape. Spoiler alert: reality didn’t disappoint! From workshops and expert advice on-site to lively shopping events, downtown has become our go-to space for bringing the community together for self-care and fun.

Remember Savannah from Forge and Floral, who showed us how to channel our creativity with wreath and holiday centerpiece creations? And we always love when Julie Westdal, our in-house esthetician, joins us to share her wealth of knowledge on skincare and makeup. Who could forget Busy Bee setting up shop with vitamin shots, IV therapy, and impromptu health advice? Finally, we’ve cherished hosting some of our favorite local brands like Megan from Alpine Gold and the team from Farm Fueled Greens, who shared their incredible products and stories with our customers. It’s been an amazing year of community partnerships, and we can’t wait to continue the momentum into 2025!

7. Voerman Vibes

Summer events at our Voerman store are ones for the memory book. From bocce ball tournaments and movie nights to spending many a Wednesday night or Sunday morning hanging out with family and friends, we loved bringing the community together to share good food, great music, and lots of laughs. Having a place where our kids could run free while we caught up with friends made showing up a weekly part of our routine.

Who can forget the mouthwatering burgers served up by Hellroaring or the flavor-packed bowls from Indah Sushi? Getting our kids to try peroshkis from The Peroshki Palace or Brazilian BBQ from Copacabana Grill AND ask for seconds was truly a monumental moment for expanding their limited taste palate!

All this food and laughter, paired with great live music from local talents like Mike Murray and Ella Stallion, perfectly rounded out the endless summer vibes. We can’t finish without a shoutout to Todd Cowart, one of our favorite local musicians, for his energy, talent for crushing audience requests, and definitely saving us when we needed a last-minute fill-in. These events became the unofficial meeting ground for all the best people — including you. Thank you for bringing the energy, the laughs, and the appetites.

6. Gnome Sweet Gnome: Holiday Window Champs

File this under “Things We Didn’t Expect to Be Great At”: holiday window displays. Winning the Whitefish Chamber’s 2024 contest felt like Christmas morning — literally. Our gnome minions brought their A-game, proving that talent can be wrapped up in tiny felt hats. Who knew decorating could spark this much joy?

5. The “Haskill Lately” Newsletter Debut

Colette and Carrie have had way more fun than they expected launching our first ever “Haskill Lately” newsletter.  Created as a way to connect more deeply with our customers, they love sharing insider tips, heartfelt stories, or a good laugh.  This newsletter became our little digital hug to the Haskill Creek family. Spoiler alert: there’s more to come.

4. A New Addition to the Haskill Family

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: family is everything. This year, we were overjoyed to welcome Andi’s adorable son, Silas, into the world. Cue the happy tears, baby snuggles, and a collective, “Aww!” Silas, we’re pretty sure you’ve already won the title of “Cutest Haskill Member.”

3. Cheers to 3,514 Customers!

Opening our doors to over 3,500 unique customers this year felt nothing short of magical. Every visit, every smile, and every shared story reminded us why we started this journey. You made our downtown store come alive, and for that, we’re endlessly grateful. Your patience with our occasional ‘new store’ hiccups made us truly appreciate your grace and support! With lots of lessons learned and inspiring ideas, we are excited to up-level our game in the coming year to bring each and every one of you a more personalized and holistic experience.

2. Saving Farmland, One Dollar at a Time

Saving farmland has been a mission close to our hearts since we opened our first store on Voerman Road. So much so that we painted a huge mural on the side of the building (thanks Krista Oge-Kober)! Since then, Save Farmland has turned into a legitimate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization spearheaded by Haskill co-owner, Scot Chisholm, and Abundant Montana Executive Director, Robin Kelson. There’s been a ton of momentum recently and even a brand new website explaining their plans! 

Back in 2021 when we painted the mural we also pledged to donate $1 of every sale to the cause… and continue to honor that promise today! So, the whole Haskill Creek team is proud to announce that we (us + you) raised $12,957 this year for Save Farmland!!!

Moving forward we will continue this pledge and also stock even more of those awesome Save Farmland t-shirts (where 100% of the profits go to the cause as well). Thank you to everyone who contributed by shopping at Haskill Creek or buying a shirt this year! ❤️

1. Opening Our Downtown Store (finally!)

It was a rare sunny day in May that after two years of construction-based blood, sweat and tears… we officially opened the new Haskill Creek store in downtown Whitefish! Big shoutout to our very first customer Megan Welles!

But let’s back up for a sec. For those of you who have been tracking us for a while now, you remember our OG opening on Voerman Road, complete with a performance by 50 Grand! Back then, Cannabis Counter and Haskill Creek were more intertwined than they are today. And the health and wellness side of the business (what is now Haskill Creek) was very very small. 

Slowly but surely Haskill Creek started to grow a loyal following. The numbers weren’t huge, but we saw signs of what could be. Customers bracing snow storms to make their weekly pilgrimage to the store. Medical practitioners sending their patients to get the best supplements available. And the list goes on… 

Those early signs gave us the confidence to start looking for a more central location downtown. Not only that, to increase the size significantly and to add new dimensions to the retail experience. We’ve over tripled the amount of products we carry, and have some very exciting announcements to come, truly making Haskill Creek your perfect destination for all things health & wellness related! 

From the bottom of our hearts (and our gnome hats), thank you for making 2024 an incredible year for all of us! We’re charging into 2025 with big plans, bigger dreams, and a lot of love for this community. Here’s to more laughs, milestones, and maybe another holiday window win? Stay tuned, Haskill fam. The best is yet to come.